Project Title: BG051PO001-5.2.03/0006-S0001 "Establishing a centre for social support to children and young people from DDLRG - Yambol"

In early October 2009 inTechnicalCollege – Yambol, TrakiaUniversity of - Stara Zagora, started project BG051PO001 - 5.2.03/0006-S0001 "Establishing a centre for social support to children and young people from DDLRG - Yambol".

TC-Yambol is a partner of a professional school of lifting, construction and transport equipment 'N. Vaptsarov " Yambol.

The project is funded under the Operational Programme "Human Resources" scheme for providing grants: BG051PO001/07/3.3-01 "Development of mechanisms for student and school practices."

Duration 18 months: from 17.06.2008 to 31.12.2009

The project is 55566.38 lv.

The aim of the project is: to contribute to the higher quality of vocational training in the Professional School of lifting, construction and transport equipment"N. Vaptsarov" Yambol in accordance with the needs of the labour market.

The main task of the TechnicalCollege - Yambol as a partner is conducting a course on "Automated systems in vehicles" for teachers from the ProfessionalSchool for lifting, construction and transport equipment"N. Vaptsarov " Yambol.

Funding: Programme Phare - Ministry of Labour and Social Policy

Implementation period: From 01.04.2008. To 31.03.2009.

Total project cost / EUR /: € 65,142.28.

Main activities and results of the project

Activities:

Investigation of individual abilities of children studying in boarding school Yambol and compiling individual programs to work with them: survey of anxiety, motivation for success, need to communicate; qualities of memory and thinking, etc.; Conducting Talk to identify the presence or absence of speech problems, analysis of professional personal purposefulness.

Preparation of information materials and other means for promotion the project activity.

Providing education for children with disabilities in suitable profession through participation in vocational training courses for obtaining first degree.

Meet the needs of children with disabilities to organize leisure time; making personal contacts and building social skills.

Advising parents of children with disabilities in order to obtain better parenting skills.

Results of project implementation:

Improving communication skills and dealing with conflicts, children with mild and moderate mental retardation and their parents.

Project Title: "Exchange of educational models and technologies from the both sides of border in field "Transport " in professional training";

TC - Yambol is a partner in the project. Leading organization is aProfessionalSchool in Elevating, Construction and Transportation Techniques, Yambol.

Number of grant agreement: BG 2003/005-632-02.01-09

Funding: "PHARE" in Works, component "CBC"

Budget Line: BG 2003/005-632-02.01

Implementation period: From 11/30/2005 - To 30.09.2006

Total project cost (in Euro): € 37,468.

Main activities and results of the project:

Activities:

Co-ordination meetings of the team,

Formation of target groups of teachers and students,

Preparation of brochure,

Press conferences,

Choice of licensed passenger transport abroad,

Supply of equipment and office supplies,

Internet Information Unit,

Training Seminar in Yambol,

Block Conducting lessons in theory and practice,

Seminars, demonstrations and observations in Edirne,

Selection of students for industrial practice,

Given manufacturing practice,

Psychological and pedagogical experiment

Creating a print product,

Photo exhibition,

Video Producing,

Broadcast video,

Reporting to the donor.

Results:

Increased quality of vocational training in Professional School in Elevating, Construction and Transportation Techniques of Yambol and Professional Training Centre Edirne achieved by raising the level of professional competence of 25 teachers and deepen their knowledge and improve practical skills and habits of 90 students.

Made cross-border exchange of best practices.

Implemented innovative methods and technologies for theoretical and practical training during the project work in groups, learning problem, problematic situation, a discussion network, ICT in education, training through"immersion."

Experimental study the impact of foreign models on learning.

The executed public good publicity and publicity is another result of the project.

Beginning of long professional collaboration between ProfessionalSchool in Elevating, Construction and Transportation Techniques and ProfessionalStudyCenter.

Creating professional and friendly relations between the project participants.

Project: "DEVELOPMENT OF COORERATION ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTTATION BETWEEN Turkey and Bulgaria" - TR 0502.04/CBC/027, coordinator of the project is Chamber of Commerce - Yambol, a partner of the project Technical College - Yambol.